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28 Oct 2016

POLL - EXPLOITATION FILMS

Rules, tropes, cliches all films have them, what sub-genres should I test?



Help decide on future film sub-genres to be tested by doing the following poll (explanations for sub-genres appear after the poll.)



  • Biker films - Films about biker gangs.  [The Wild One]
  • Cautionary films - Film made to get around decency laws by claiming to educate against the acts they show.  [Reefer Madness]
  • Mondo films - Fake or partially fake and sensationalist documentaries.  [Sweden: Heaven & Hell]
  • Naziploitation - Torture porn/sexploitation films set in Nazi prison camps.  [Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS]
  • Nudist films - Films set in and around nudist camps to get around prohibitions on showing nudity by using at exemption for portraying the naturalist lifestyle [Diary of a Nudist]
  • Nunsploitation - Torture porn/sexploitation films set in monasteries or about nuns in dangerous situations.  [The Devils]
  • Rape/Revenge - Films that feature a rape and vigilante justice committed by the victim or a relative of the victim on the perpetrators.  [I Spit On Your Grave]
  • Sexploitation - Films that focus on more sex and nudity than mainstream films.  [Emmanuelle]
  • Splatter films - Films that feature graphic violence and gore.  [Night of the Living Dead]
  • Women in Prison films - Torture porn/sexploitation films set in women's prisons.  [Caged Heat]

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, many horror films are exploitation films, etc.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are exploitation sub-genres not included here that appeared on previous polls.

  • Action films - includes: Martial Arts films.  While that genre is borderline, there are several sub-genres of Martial Arts films considered to be exploitation films.
  • Comedies & Musicals - includes:  Sex Comedies and Stoner films.
  • Crime films - includes: Vigilante films.  It also includes Serial Killer films which have a lot of crossover.
  • Dramas, Historical Films & Epics - includes:  Addiction films (depending on how they're handled) and  Disaffected Youth films (aka Teensploitation).

There are dramas, historical films & epics sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls.
  • Horror movies - most subgenres will have exploitation films, depending on how graphic they are, especially the Gorno/Torture Porn genre. 
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy films - includes: Sword & Sorcery/Barbarian films which may count.
  • Sex & Romance - includes:  Sexploitation subgeneres and series the Carry On films, Erotic Love Stories and Teen Sex Comedies.
  • Suspence & Thrillers - includes: Erotic Thrillers (a type of exploitation film.)

Any sub-genres of dramas, historical films & epics you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.

21 Oct 2016

POLL - The DRAMAS, HISTORICAL FILMS & EPICS.

Rules, tropes, cliches all films have them, what sub-genres should I test?




Help decide on future film sub-genres to be tested by doing the following poll (explanations for sub-genres appear after the poll.)





  • Addiction films - Films about drug and alcohol addiction.  [Trainspotting]
  • Bio-pics - The stories of a person's life, or portion thereof.  [The Intimidation Game]
  • Coming of Age films - Films about young people gaining maturity or learning a life-lesson.  [A Christmas Story]
  • Disaffected Youth films - Films about teenagers or people in their early twenties who reject society.  [Rebel Without A Cause]
  • Epics - Film with a large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle.  [Ben Hur]
  • Historical dramas - Stories of set among real events in history.  [Lawrence of Arabia]
  • Melodramas - Stories that rely on strong emotion rather than characterisation.  [Sweet November]
  • Period dramas - Stories set in the late 19th, early 20th century.  [Any Jane Austen adaptation]
  • Political dramas - Stories that revolve around politics real and fictional.  [All The President's Men]
  • Swashbuckling films - Stories of high adventure and swordplay.  [Robin Hood]

There may be a lot of crossover between these sub-genres, period dramas may be historical dramas, etc.  Films may be tested in multiple genres.

There are dramas, historical films & epics sub-genres not included here that appeared on previous polls.
There are dramas, historical films & epics sub-genres not included here that will appear on later polls
  • Sex & Romance films - will include: Erotic Love Stories, Historical Romance, Lesbian Romance, Romantic Drama.
  • Suspense & Thrillers - will include: Outbreak/Contagion films, Anti-War films.
Any sub-genres of dramas, historical films & epics you feel are missing and need to be added to the list?  Any films that need to be tested?  Please comment below.

~ DUG.


17 Oct 2016

HIGH FANTASY RULES - Dragonslayer (1981)

Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do High Fantasy films follow their formula?


Dragonslayer (1981) is a High Fantasy film, as well as not quite a children's film and mostly low magic.

The following analysis may contain spoilers for

DRAGONSLAYER (1981)


11 Oct 2016

ZOMBIE FILM RULES - Analysis (Part 1)

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Are the Zombie Film Rules accurate?


The results for the first 5 rules for Zombie Films.

3 Oct 2016

HIGH FANTASY RULES - Star Wars (1977)

Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do High Fantasy films follow their formula?




Star War (1977) [later called Star Wars: A New Hope.] is a space opera film, which I'm testing the limits of the rules with.  It is a Family film with Low Magic (but High Technology).

The following analysis may contain spoilers for

STAR WARS (1977)



For purposes of testing, I'm looking at this as a stand alone film.  Information learnt in later films will not be applied.